diff --git a/spec/test_app/app/assets/javascripts/paloma/sample_namespace/baz/_filters.js b/spec/test_app/app/assets/javascripts/paloma/sample_namespace/baz/_filters.js
index 43d213b..e576acf 100644
--- a/spec/test_app/app/assets/javascripts/paloma/sample_namespace/baz/_filters.js
+++ b/spec/test_app/app/assets/javascripts/paloma/sample_namespace/baz/_filters.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ window.filtersExecuted = window.filtersExecuted || {before : [], after : []};
 (function(){ var filter = new Paloma.FilterScope('sample_namespace/baz');
   
   // Skip Filters From Namespace
-  /*
+  
   filter.skip_before_filter('All - Skip This Before Filter');
   filter.skip_before_filter('Only - Skip This Before Filter');
   filter.skip_before_filter('Except - Skip This Before Filter');
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ window.filtersExecuted = window.filtersExecuted || {before : [], after : []};
   filter.skip_around_filter('All - Skip This Around Filter');
   filter.skip_around_filter('Only - Skip This Around Filter');
   filter.skip_around_filter('Except - Skip This Around Filter');
-  */
+  
 
   // Before
   filter.as('Standard Before').
diff --git a/vendor/assets/javascripts/paloma_core.js b/vendor/assets/javascripts/paloma_core.js
index 7b3b384..d12d149 100644
--- a/vendor/assets/javascripts/paloma_core.js
+++ b/vendor/assets/javascripts/paloma_core.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Paloma.execute = function(controller, action, params){
 
 
 Paloma._filters = {'before' : {}, 'after' : {}, 'around' : {}};
-
+Paloma._scopes = {};
 
 Paloma._getOrderedFilters = function(before_or_after, namespace, controller, action){
   var namespaceFilters = Paloma._filters[before_or_after][namespace], 
@@ -82,12 +82,35 @@ Paloma._performFilters = function(filters, params){
 
 
 // FilterScope Class
-Paloma.FilterScope = function(name){ this.name = name; };
+Paloma.FilterScope = function(name){ 
+  this.name = name; 
+  this.skipFilters = [];
+  this.skipFilterType = undefined;
+  this.skipType = 'all';
+  
+  Paloma._scopes[name] = this;
+};
 
 Paloma.FilterScope.prototype.as = function(filterName){
   return (new Paloma.Filter(this.name, filterName));
 };
 
+// skip_*_filter methods
+(function(){
+  var types = ['before', 'after', 'around'];
+  for (var i = 0, n = types.length; i < n; i++){
+    var type = types[i];
+    Paloma.FilterScope.prototype['skip_' + type + '_filter'] = function(){
+      this.skipFilterType = type;
+      this.skipFilters = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+      return this;
+    };
+  }
+})();
+
+Paloma.FilterScope.prototype.only = function(){ this.skipType = 'only'; };
+Paloma.FilterScope.prototype.except = function(){ this.skipType = 'except'; };
+
 
 
 // Filter class